diff --git a/common/shlibs b/common/shlibs
index 6af3fa2ddf0..5ee951a006c 100644
--- a/common/shlibs
+++ b/common/shlibs
@@ -1702,10 +1702,11 @@ libvtv.so.0 libvtv-6.3.0_1
 libatomic.so.1 libatomic-4.9.0_1
 libpcsclite.so.1 libpcsclite-1.8.11_1
 libpcscspy.so.0 libpcsclite-1.8.11_1
-libBulletDynamics.so.2.89 bullet-2.89_1
-libBulletCollision.so.2.89 bullet-2.89_1
-libLinearMath.so.2.89 bullet-2.89_1
-libBulletSoftBody.so.2.89 bullet-2.89_1
+libBulletDynamics.so.3.17 bullet-3.17_1
+libBulletCollision.so.3.17 bullet-3.17_1
+libLinearMath.so.3.17 bullet-3.17_1
+libBulletSoftBody.so.3.17 bullet-3.17_1
+libBullet3Common.so.3.17 bullet-3.17_1
 libinotifytools.so.0 libinotify-tools-3.14_2
 libfswatch.so.11 libfswatch-1.13.0_1
 libopensc.so.7 libopensc-0.21.0_2
diff --git a/srcpkgs/bullet/files/bullet.pc b/srcpkgs/bullet/files/bullet.pc
deleted file mode 100644
index d236b477ffa..00000000000
--- a/srcpkgs/bullet/files/bullet.pc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-prefix=/usr
-exec_prefix=${prefix}
-libdir=${exec_prefix}/lib
-includedir=${prefix}/include
-
-Name: bullet
-Description: Bullet Continuous Collision Detection and Physics Library
-Requires:
-Version: VERSION
-Libs: -L${libdir} -lBulletDynamics -lBulletCollision -lLinearMath -lBulletSoftBody
-Cflags: -I${includedir}/bullet
diff --git a/srcpkgs/bullet/patches/disableExample.patch b/srcpkgs/bullet/patches/disableExample.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a2fa26efd51
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/bullet/patches/disableExample.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+--- examples/CMakeLists.txt	2020-10-07 20:28:14.000000000 +0200
++++ -	2020-10-10 21:40:10.823966203 +0200
+@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
+ SUBDIRS( HelloWorld BasicDemo)
+ IF(BUILD_BULLET3)
+-	SUBDIRS( ExampleBrowser RobotSimulator SharedMemory ThirdPartyLibs/Gwen ThirdPartyLibs/BussIK ThirdPartyLibs/clsocket OpenGLWindow TwoJoint )
++	SUBDIRS( ExampleBrowser RobotSimulator ThirdPartyLibs/Gwen ThirdPartyLibs/BussIK ThirdPartyLibs/clsocket OpenGLWindow TwoJoint )
+ ENDIF()
+ 
+ IF(BUILD_PYBULLET)
diff --git a/srcpkgs/bullet/patches/musl.patch b/srcpkgs/bullet/patches/musl.patch
index 88258064a25..b11ce61278c 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/bullet/patches/musl.patch
+++ b/srcpkgs/bullet/patches/musl.patch
@@ -15,3 +15,14 @@
  #include "GwenParameterInterface.h"
  #include "gwenInternalData.h"
  
+--- Extras/VHACD/inc/vhacdMutex.h	2021-05-07 20:04:02.000000000 +0200
++++ -	2021-05-26 20:28:52.836634329 +0200
+@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
+ #include <pthread.h>
+ #endif
+ 
+-#if defined(__APPLE__)
++#if defined(__APPLE__) || !defined(__GLIBC__)
+ #define PTHREAD_MUTEX_RECURSIVE_NP PTHREAD_MUTEX_RECURSIVE
+ #endif
+ 
diff --git a/srcpkgs/bullet/template b/srcpkgs/bullet/template
index 2ab9d35ae0f..9dabf7d8929 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/bullet/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/bullet/template
@@ -1,21 +1,20 @@
 # Template file for 'bullet'
 pkgname=bullet
-version=2.89
-revision=2
+version=3.17
+revision=1
 wrksrc="bullet3-${version}"
 build_style=cmake
-configure_args="-DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=1 -DBUILD_BULLET2_DEMOS=0 -DBUILD_CPU_DEMOS=0
- -DBUILD_UNIT_TESTS=0 -DBUILD_OPENGL3_DEMOS=0 -DBUILD_EXTRAS=1 -DINSTALL_EXTRA_LIBS=1"
-make_cmd=make
+configure_args="-DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=1 -DBUILD_BULLET2_DEMOS=1 -DBUILD_CPU_DEMOS=0
+ -DBUILD_UNIT_TESTS=1 -DBUILD_OPENGL3_DEMOS=1 -DBUILD_EXTRAS=1 -DINSTALL_EXTRA_LIBS=1
+ -DINSTALL_LIBS=1"
 makedepends="glu-devel"
 short_desc="3D Collision Detection and Rigid Body Dynamics Library"
 maintainer="John <me@johnnynator.dev>"
 license="Zlib"
 homepage="http://www.bulletphysics.com/Bullet/"
 distfiles="https://github.com/bulletphysics/bullet3/archive/${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=621b36e91c0371933f3c2156db22c083383164881d2a6b84636759dc4cbb0bb8
-
-export CMAKE_GENERATOR="Unix Makefiles"
+checksum=baa642c906576d4d98d041d0acb80d85dd6eff6e3c16a009b1abf1ccd2bc0a61
+shlib_provides="libOpenGLWindow.so libgwen.so"
 
 post_install() {
 	vlicense LICENSE.txt
@@ -26,7 +25,8 @@ bullet-devel_package() {
 	depends="${sourcepkg}>=${version}_${revision}"
 	pkg_install() {
 		vmove usr/include
-		vmove usr/lib/*.so
+		vmove "usr/lib/libBullet*.so"
+		vmove "usr/lib/*.a"
 		vmove usr/lib/pkgconfig
 		vmove usr/lib/cmake
 	}